MINNEAPOLIS NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY CLUBS
Join Us. Together We Stand for a Safer Community
8/6/2026
CONVERSATION WITH REGULATORY DIRECTOR ENRIQUE VELAZQUEZ
Director Enrique Velazquez leads the city’s Regulatory Services Department which comprises Animal Care and Control, Inspections Services, Operations and Engagement, and Traffic Control. Director Velazquez also leads the Homeless Response Team. We will gather at 1:45 PM in the Public Servies Building for our 2:00 PM conversation. Please RSVP to Aileen at (612) 516-9705.
COMING IN AUGUST 2026
Tour of the MPD Crime Labs and Discussion with the Investigators and Technicians Who Work in Them
Director Shannon Johnson leads the MPD Crime Lab Teams. This is a wonderful opportunity for us to learn about the work of the crime labs and to understand how they provide expert assistance in areas such as such as fingerprinting, ballistics and computer-based evidence. We will meet in the Lobby of the Public Services Building at 505 4th Ave S.
COMING IN AUGUST 2026
911 Tour - Meet at Father of the Waters Statue in City Hall
THis is an outstanding opportunity to learn all about 911 Operations. We will learn about how 911 works with MPD, HCSO, Fire, and other agencies. We will have the opportunity to speak with call takers and fire and police dispatchers and to watch them handle 911 calls. We will meet at City Hall on 315 Fourth Street South to enter the main City Hall lobby. We will meet in front of the Father of the Waters statue.